28 November 2013 Last updated at 12:38 ET The zone includes a groups of islands known as Diaoyu in Chinese and Senkaku by Japan China has sent warplanes to its newly declared air defence zone in the East China Sea, state media reports. The vast zone, announced last week, covers territory claimed by China, Japan, [...]

28 November 2013 Last updated at 17:58 ET By John Moylan Industry correspondent, BBC News Both government and opposition parties are trying to find ways to curb fuel bills The government is asking the big six energy firms to hold prices until the middle of 2015, barring any major increase in wholesale fuel costs. Industry [...]

28 November 2013 Last updated at 14:14 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Mark Carney: “There is no longer a need for FLS to provide further broad support to household lending” The Bank of England’s move to refocus the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) on business not mortgage borrowers sparked falls [...]